diff --git a/ompi/mca/btl/portals/btl_portals.c b/ompi/mca/btl/portals/btl_portals.c
index f45de1e683..fd6f80c23c 100644
--- a/ompi/mca/btl/portals/btl_portals.c
+++ b/ompi/mca/btl/portals/btl_portals.c
@@ -521,8 +521,12 @@ mca_btl_portals_finalize(struct mca_btl_base_module_t *btl_base)
         for (i = 0 ; i < OMPI_BTL_PORTALS_EQ_SIZE ; ++i) {
             int ptl_ret = PtlEQFree(mca_btl_portals_module.portals_eq_handles[i]);
             if (PTL_OK != ptl_ret) {
-                opal_output(mca_btl_portals_component.portals_output,
+                if (i != OMPI_BTL_PORTALS_EQ_SEND && PTL_EQ_IN_USE != ptl_ret) {
+                    /* The PML isn't great about cleaning up after itself.
+                       Ignore related errors. */
+                    opal_output(mca_btl_portals_component.portals_output,
                             "Error freeing EQ %d: %d", i, ptl_ret);
+                }
             }
         }